consonant
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[edit] Etymology
Latin consonans, sounding with, from prefix con-, with, + present participle sonans, sounding, from sonare, to sound
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[edit] Noun
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consonant (plural consonants)
- (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
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sound
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[edit] Adjective
consonant (comparative more consonant, superlative most consonant)
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Characterized by harmony or agreement
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